Livestock Disease Control (Further Amendment) Regulations 2001 (Vic)

Livestock Disease Control (Further Amendment)

Regulations 2001

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Principal Regulations	1
5.	Cattle and pigs to be identified	2
6.	Ear and tail tags	2
7.	New regulation 11 inserted	2

11. Prescribed circumstances 2

8.	Removal of tags	2
9.	Carcase to remain identified	3
10.	New regulation 15A inserted	3

15A. Applications for identification numbers 3

11.	Records of sale	3
12.	New Part 10 inserted	4
PART 10—TRANSITIONAL	5

44. Transitional tag requirements 5

13.	Ear and tail tags and tattoo brands	5
14.	Statute law revision	5

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STATUTORY RULES 2001

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Livestock Disease Control Act 1994

Livestock Disease Control (Further Amendment)

Regulations 2001

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 18 December 2001

Responsible Minister:

KEITH HAMILTON

Minister for Agriculture

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make—

(a) Disease Control Regulations 1995 arising

consequential amendments to the Livestock (Amendment) Act 2001;

(b) other minor amendments to those Regulations.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 139 of the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on

1 January 2002.

4. Principal Regulations

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In these Regulations, the Livestock Disease
Control Regulations 19951 are called the Principal

Regulations.

5. Cattle and pigs to be identified

In regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations—

(a) in sub-regulation (1) omit "cattle and";

(b) in sub-regulation (3), paragraph (b) is revoked.

6. Ear and tail tags

In regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations, sub- regulations (5) and (6) are revoked.

7. New regulation 11 inserted

After regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations
insert—
"11. Prescribed circumstances

For the purposes of section 9A(1)(b) of the Act the prescribed circumstances in which cattle must be tagged, marked, branded or identified are—

(a)	cattle born in Victoria prior to removal of the cattle from the property of birth;
(b)	cattle removed from their property of birth and moved to a property in Victoria, within 30 days after arriving at that property.".

8. Removal of tags

(1) In regulation 12(2) and (3) of the Principal

Regulations, omit "(except a tag referred to in regulation 7(3)(b))".

(2) In regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations, for

sub-regulation (4) substitute—

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"(4) Sub-regulations (2) and (3) do not apply to

an ear tag that contains a property
identification number and an individual
identification number for the cattle that has
been issued by a manufacturer under a
licence granted by Meat & Livestock

Australia Limited (ABN 39 081 678 364).".

9. Carcase to remain identified

In Regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations, after "identification tag or tattoo" insert "required by the Act or these Regulations".

10. New regulation 15A inserted

After regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations

insert—

"15A. Applications for identification numbers

For the purposes of section 9B(2)(a) of the application is—

(a)	in writing in the form approved by the Secretary and sent by post or by fax to the Secretary; or
(b)	any other form of communication approved by the Secretary.".

11. Records of sale

(1) For paragraph (b) of regulation 37A of the

Principal Regulations substitute—

"(b) the prescribed particulars about the livestock

sold are—

(i) the name and address of the seller;
(ii) the date of the sale;
(iii) the location of the sale;

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(iv)  a description of the livestock including species, age and sex;

(v)  the number of each of the prescribed species sold;

(vi) the name and address of the purchaser;

(vii) Victoria after the sale, the property

in the case of cattle remaining in (A) the property, not being a saleyard,

where the cattle were last
permanently held (being for a

period longer than 7 days);

(B) the property on which the cattle

are to be kept.".

(2) At the end of regulation 37A of the Principal

Regulations insert—

"(2) For the purposes of sub-regulation (1)—

(a)	the property identification number to be used is the property identification code allocated by the Secretary or, if the
cattle have originated from another State or Territory, the property identification number or code applied in accordance with the laws of that State or Territory;
(b)	if a property identification number or code has not been allocated in respect of the cattle, the address of the property
may be used instead of the property identification number or code.".

12. New Part 10 inserted

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After regulation 43 of the Principal Regulations insert—

'PART 10—TRANSITIONAL

44. Despite Part 3 and Parts A to E of
Schedule 3, an ear tag or tail tag that
includes a reference to "V" and a region of

Transitional tag requirements requirements of section 9 of the Act until 1 January 2003.'.

13. Ear and tail tags and tattoo brands

In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations—

(a)	for "V*" (wherever occurring) substitute "3".
(b)	after "Secretary" (wherever occurring) insert "under section 9B of the Act";

(c) Parts J and K are revoked.

14. Statute law revision

In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, in the
definition of "veterinary surgeon" for
"Veterinary Surgeons Act 1958" substitute

"Veterinary Practice Act 1997".

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ENDNOTES

1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 170/1995. Reprint No. 2 as at 28 October 1999.

Reprinted to S.R. No. 34/1999 and subsequently amended by
S.R. No. 81/2001.